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In depth cancer reports

For detailed data and analysis, please see the latest cancer reports published by the Cancer Institute

Cancer in NSW: Incidence and Mortality 2008

Search and browse for other detailed cancer reports in the Publications library

Online cancer statistics

Run detailed and customised reports on specific cancers, with comparisons on age, genders and geography:

Online statistics module

Cancers at a glance

Click the cancer types below to view the latest key facts on trends in new cases, deaths and survival in NSW.

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Cancer statistics

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Improvements in cancer control cannot be made without the latest clinical data and statistics. This evidence helps to form the basis for new treatments, methods of care and prevention strategies that will lead to better outcomes for cancer patients across NSW.

Our yearly Cancer in New South Wales: Incidence and Mortality report is the most up-to-date report on cancer published for NSW and details new cases of cancer, deaths and survival for all types of cancer.

Specific cancers at a glance

You can browse for statistical overviews of the majority of cancer types in NSW by clicking on the list in the left hand menu.  These contain information on the following for each cancer type:

  • Incidence and mortality
  • Trends
  • Survival
  • Risk factors
  • Symptoms and diagnosis
  • Prevention and early detection
  • Research spending

Detailed Cancer reports

More detailed statistics and analysis are available in our cancer reports publications.

Online statistics

The most recent data on cancer in NSW is available in the publication: Cancer in New South Wales: Incidence and Mortality Report 2008, and using our online statistics module.

According to this report:

  • There were 36,611 new cancer cases diagnosed in NSW in 2008.
  • Prostate, bowel, breast, melanoma and lung cancer were the most common cancers.
  • There were 13,213 deaths from cancer in NSW in 2008, with cancer of the lung, bowel, prostate, breast and pancreas being the most common cause of cancer death.

Australian statistics

Data on cancer in Australia is available from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).  The latest national data are reported in Cancer in Australia 2010: an Overview. 

This report indicates that there were:

  • 108,368 new cancer cases diagnosed in Australia in 2007.
  • NSW has the largest number of cancer cases and deaths of any state or territory in Australia (this is due to having the largest population).
  • Allowing for population size and age, NSW has the third highest incidence rate of cancer (484 cases per 100,000), behind Queensland (505 cases per 100,000) and Tasmania (495 cases per 100,000).

International statistics

The latest international cancer incidence and mortality data are available from the GLOBOCAN 2008 project, produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

NOTE: CINSW, the AIHW and GLOBOCAN all use slightly different definitions for cancer - therefore the numbers reported in each source are not the same and cannot be directly compared.

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